Re: postgresql vs mysql performance comparison

--- Howard Cole <howard(dot)cole(at)selestial(dot)com> wrote:
>
> Although not appropriate for a speed comparison, you
> might want to note
> that the use of Mysql versions 4.0 upward now
> require commercial license
> for clients, which are no longer LGPL, whereas
> Postgres is free (BSD
> license). This makes transactions per dollar an
> interesting statistic
> when comparing the Postgres and MySql!
>

Reading over their site that doesn't appear true for
every case. The client libraries are under the GPL
and thus any application that links to them would also
be covered under the GPL. No commercial license is
required unless the terms of the GPL (ie: if you
distribute a binary to someone you must also be
willing to distribute your source code if asked) a
problem.

Regards,

Shelby Cain

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